Where does “diubul” come from?
diubul (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
diubul (Proto-West Germanic): devil
Ancestry of “diubul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diubul”